Spare wheel and tire lock



June 6, 1933. A, s T 1,913,005

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June 6, 1933. F, A, SMITH 1,913,005

SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE LOCK Filed Jan. 2 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 2IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII:

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SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE LOCK Filed Jan. 28, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 June 6,1933. A 5mm 1,913,005

SPARE WHEEL AND TIRE LOCK Filed Jan. 28, 1932 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 llll ll7( HederJZ. d'm Z272,

# Still ,another object of hand lo ckingstructureu Patented June s, 1933r PVATENTJJOFFICEI' orfmmafiemeieo, rLI JInO s, kssiemon'rooekEs maners;

CORPORATION, chimera c nema, I LLf NQI S; A oonrenerion or MiemennfsPARtiwnEii-L AND TIRE Loci:

designed;.particularly for ,ep'plioation, to -1 Wheels wherethe bolts orserews for rnounting the wheel are concealed within the wheelhubstrueture. 3} v 1 A. further obJectQof the l with one end of theband-permanently seouretli preferably to that qtpartl of the Wheelcarrier which receives the heel hub, end the other efncl 0t 1 the bend:detaohebly seourecl as mea s of; ,keyecqntrollt k m h V enism, to thebend get {a point} between the Wheelriin andlhu'bfkm IBM} f Anotherobject is to pro lice a lock structureof this type in; which the band jmay be i a single; piece of flexiblemetalsuches steel,

or may be of 1 two pieces of rigid 1 metal suitably hinged together atthe loop so thets the loop may he readily'o'pened iorlreoeptionof theheel rini an cltirel 1 m 1 V the ihvention is to i so looate the-Wheelcarrieronavehicle that lie loop of the locking: band will be directly infront jof the "rear bumper of the Vehicle in orcl'er tliat' the bumpernlay :serve as: i a

rest anill support for the outer hinge'cl "en-d tithe band wnen such endisunloeked from {the ierrnaiientlysecured part of the band.

e The ehove enurneretecl ether'feetures in. 4g of the invention areshown flineorpora 'tetl in "the structures d l he driwihgsiin 'urhiehdrawings q Figure; is {a} vertioalisebtiori through a spine emewiy e 45oi spare wheel inounte thereo i vif iththe nl ele e tioii-and. thelockji e sjthe fo 1 1 "S iQ Hf 1 1 t Figure 21's it reel: elevition' [of the,baiicl l structure; l

5 0 Figure fi gis e iv ew siiniler tol Figure 1 wheel and tire News toproduce a band or strap struoture hav ng a 1-13 lo op for encircling the:wheel t re and run XV+XV ofFigurell.

showing ag moclified 'strueture and" arrz nge inentfor theloand eleinenti l Figure 4 is a rear elevation of the band lI W Q; of F gu 3;

new? 5 is le a e i t oni ne V--V of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is an enlarged seotion on. plane V 1Y F es;

Figure 7fs a side elevation of l thei en cl of a strnpistrueture showinga, modified look arrangement; u,

. Figure 8 a rear eleyati on of the; strue; tu is w wm figu -7.1; l tFigure 9 153,321 s de elevation, partlyQin section ojthe upper endsofaflbancl strueture showing another modifiecl construction andarrangement of lock means;

Figure lOis a rear; elevatlonof the shown in Figurefiy end of a;bendshowing another type of looklng means;

5 Figure l 13 isf seotionljon t plene Figurel l is a sectionon pleneofzFigurellyancl@J l if, i Figure15 is an enlarged section on plane The;carrier structure shown on Figure 1 eomprises cerrier head in the formof a sheet metal plateor disc 1 havingthe forwardly extendingfrustoeconieal deflection 2 and the renrwnrclly extending peripheral 11flange 3. ,pllhis head r kmayg be rigidly sup yp rtecl on thebaclk ofvehicle structure es 3 by means; of bracket structure 4 secured Hatitsup Der, tothe head as by riveting 5. ,The W 1661, :St-IHGlPUIfBLQS lIOWIL comprises. the

sheet metal fhub frame; 6' from, hiohgspo kes 7 extend to the supportingrim S for e pneuunatietire 9; Within the hub ,flfame issecured! aninsert providing the annular 12", this flenge having suitably placed 1holes 13" for the reception of bolts forsecuring the u heel to the hubstructure on the vehicle Figure 12 1sareer elevation of thepztrts own nkgur a l;

Figure llt isja side elevation of 9 e The Carrier mite 1 9 i bandmembers are suitably hinged together by a plate 14 secured against thefront side of the plate to span the deflection part 2, and at the lowerpart of the carrier a hole 15 extends through the plates for receivingthe reduced end 16 of a screw 17 extending rearwardly of the carrierhead for engaging through One of the bolt holes 13 of the hub flange 11when the wheel is applied to the carrier with the hub structureconcentric-with the carrier, the screw receiving one of the Wheelsupporting nuts 18, the wheel hub being thus secured to the carrier. Ifdesired, a number of screws may extend from the carrier for receivingthe corresponding bolt holes in the flange 11. The screws may be rigidlyfastened to the carrier by riveting overv the outer ends thereof asindicated at 1.9.

The lowermost screw 17 serves to support the inner member 20'ofmy'improved lock band structure B. At its upper end the member '20hasthe hole'21 receiving the end 16 of the lowermost screw; the screwendbeing, then riveted over against the outer side of the band member. 'Thedeflected part 2 of the carrier head may be provided with theindentationy22 in its lower side'into which the upper end of thebandmember 20 fits and the screw is thus assisted in rigidly holding thebandmember in alignment.

The band member 20 has'thereverse bend 23 above its intermediatevertical section 20 in order toclear the front 'edgeof the hub frame 6,and the lower section 20" of the band memben'is deflected forwardly toextenld around the front part of the tire at the lower part of thewheel.

Theouter member 24 of the "band structure'B is substantiallysemi-circular'to extend around the outer side and the bottom of thewheeltire and at their lower ends the so that the outer member 2 1 mayswing relative to the inner member 20. In the arrangement of Figure1,-thehinge joint is formed by'the 'Tend- 25 onfthe outer member 24: andthe longitudinal slot 26 in the end of the member 2.; 7 i

:Secured tothe outer side of-the intermediate part 20 ;of"the bandmember 20 betweeni the{wheel-"hub and rini is d etent dric'al po'c'ket2s inward l'y ext'end pentd f uefiected cu wi "with the intermediatesect o member 20'; whenane' an fine p sitiofi a shbwn in Figure1 fifteenarfuia th 3Q -the re tli fOi "its outer end a head 32 for engagingagainst *the outer sirle oftthe (5116 24 hi i -v 5 t a cylindricallocking an al having The bar has the cylindrical bore 33 for receiving alock barrel 34 which may be turned by means of a suitable key inserted.in the key hole 35 in the outer end of the barrel. Suitable tumblers(not shown) may be employed-in a manner well known in the a'rt'so thatthe barrel may be turned only by the proper key. The lock barrel is heldagainst axial displacement in the bar 31 by means of a. pin' 36extending into the circumferential slot 37 in the 'lock barrel.

Extending from the inner end of the barrel and rigid thereon'is a stem38 which is concentric with: the-barrel and from the outer end of whicha pin 39 extends and locatedeccentrically of the stem. At the inner endof the bar'31' is a transversexguide passageway 4O for the detent' bolt41 which has the transverse slot'42 into which the eccentric pin 39-extends, the inner end of the locking bar being adaptedxtoextend pastthe detent flange 29 into" theapocket'28 of the detent frame 27. Aspring'43' tends to shiftthe lock detent' floutwardly to project its endbehind the detent'flange 29- in order to thus lock tl1e bar 31 tothedetent frame 27 and to hold the band member 2 1 in locking positionin' front of the tire and in locked position relative to the stationaryband member 20. The outer end of the lock detent 41 isbevel'ledso thatwhen the bar 31 isinserted into the detent frame 27 the detent will becammed inwarfdly'until it clears'the detent 'flange 29 anjd then thespring will shiftthe detent outwardly with its end behindthe flange toeflect: interlock between the bar 31 and the frame '27.

To release the lock," the properkey is inserted-in the-keyhole and thelock barrel turned to engage theeccentric pin with the lock detent andto-retractl the detent-end from the detent flange,: and then the outerband member 2 L-is"free to"be swung outwardly to open positionindicated'by the dotted'linesin Figure 1. When the band is thus opened,a wheel-to 'be'carried is inserted'into i the open -band and then itshub is applied tothe carrier head and secured by gone or'morewnuts 1'8.'Iheouter band partv 24isnthen swung-tocarrythe end ofmthe lbck b 1.into.. the; i detent frame 27 anf eth led eensyit elti in d l 'c ingipQs tiQnr-ami bumper lt which extends entirely acrossi the rear part ofthe 3 vehicle and is secured to the vehicle framein any manner wellknownin the artfi *Thebumper will serve asfa forthe outer swinging member 2 1of the band structure when the band" structure is a so that when thelock'barrel is turned by thekey to withdraw the detent' ll from the finopenvpositionjas indicated'by dotted lines in Figure 1." a i y I i Thelock bar 31 may be rigidlysecured tothe outerband member2 1, orasindicated, it may be slidable through theopening detent fiange29, thebar 31 may be shifted outwardly; Theflock bar31 may 'thenbe entirelywithdrawn from the band structure or the detent 41 may be projectedagain before completefiwithdrawal of the bar so that the barwil1 be heldagainst escape from the band member 24 by the engagement of the detentagainstthe end 24'; the

movement of the bar in the member Qtbeing then limited by the detent andby the bar head 32; 1 w i To strengthen the'outerband member 2%, it mayhave a longitudinal rib l5 and; if

desired, the stationary bandmember 20 may i belikewise-strengthened.

IIn thearrangement shown in Figures 3 1 to 6 the carrierwhead structure46 has one or more screws 47' extending therefrom for projectingthroughthe holes48 in the wheel hub bolt fiange 9 to receive the: securing nuts50. The stationary member 51 of the locking strapstructure B iissecur'ed to the carrier head independently of the hub receiving boltsabolt, screw or rivet 52 being 1 shown as securing the member 51atyits aWand the longitudinal slot member55- i i upper endto the carrier head;The strap member 511 has the intermediate vertical section 51'betweencthe wheelhubqand the wheel rim53 and thellower end 51? of the ia strap member extendsaroundthe front and bottom of thewheel tire 54 andconforms more or less in shape to the bottom of the tire foraccura-teengagement therewith. ,The outer memberi 55v of tlle1 band structureishinged at itslowerendto the outer end of themember 51, the hingeconnection comprising the T11 end;5.6 on the member 51 57 in the end ofTheupper end 55; of the member {55 is deflectedto besubstantiallyparallel with the; intermediate section 51"of the member 51whenthe band members are in locking position. SQCUH-ld to the intermediatesection 51- is adetent frame 58 having (30 the annular inwardlyextending detent flange 59 atyits outerend. Inthe opening 1 through theend of the hinge member 55 extends the lock' cylinder (il having theheady'62 at its outer end. Within the lock cylinderqis a lock barrel(not shown) roacross the vehicle and this bumper will l past the detentflange 59 into the detent frame 58 the detent bolt may be shiftedoutwardly to interlock with the flangejand to lock the hinge member 55to the stationary member 51 of the locking band structure. As shown inFigure 5 the detentirame 58 maybe rigidly secured to themember 51 byflanges or lugs 65 deflected around to en- 7 gage against the rear sideof themember 51. a The member 51may have a longitudinally extending;strengthening rib 66 and the member 55 may be provided with. strengtheningr rib 67. The upperendot the band member'51 above its intermediatesection 51' may be o f'U-shaped cross section as shown in Figure 6. i a

The arrangement of the carrier structure is preferably such that thetire receiving end of the locking band is directly in front of thevehicle bumper 68 extending entirely serve as a rest for the hinged bandmember 55 when 111 open posltion and will alsoproe tect the band lockstructure against tampering; or in case of collision-or impact. lhe

band lock may also be shaped sotliatit will 1 include the tire cover 69which may be pro vided for the wheel tire, and the locking band willthen serve to prevent theftofthe tire cover as well as of the wheel andtire. I A closure plate 70 maybe provided for the lock cylinder end forcovering and protecting the keyhole atter removal of thei key fromthelockbarrel, andthis cover plate may be pivoted by a pin 71 to the upperend of the band member 55 so that it may -El05 be readily swunglaterally for insertion of thekeyfl a i Infthe arrangement of Figures 7and8, the outer or hinged member 72 of the locke ing band structuresupports at its upper ilo end a loclrhousing *58 within the outer end ofwhich is a key controlled loclebarrel 7 1 from which a locking bolt 75projects through the housing and a distance beyond the inner end thereofwhere it is pr ovided W115 with a transversely.extending); lock bolt orlug 7 6. The member 77fof the lock band structure which secured to thewheel car-I rier has an openinef 7 8 for receiving the end of the bar 75and hasslots 'ZQ GXtQDF I fig latieo 'erally and at diametrically jo-pios tesides i from the opening 78; With thisf arrange ment, when thehingedband meinber 725s swung toward closing; position andthebar" 7 5 isturnedto bring the detent lugZG into 25 alignment with the 510579, thebar and may extend through the member 7'7 and when the bar 7 5 isrotated by means of thelockj key theme-Swill engage against the rearsideot the member 77 and thus look the band members in enclosingposition around the wheel rim and tire. A90 turn of the bar will thenbring the lug 76 back into alignment with the slots 79 and the bandmember 72 is released for outward swing.

'In the arrangement of Figures 9 to 10 the outer member 80 of the lockband structure has secured thereto a lock housing structure 81' forreceiving the lock cylinder 82.

This lock cylinder forms the head of a bolt 83 which is threaded at'itsouter end for engagement in a threaded block or; nut 84L rigidly securedto the inner member 85 of the i lock band structure. The bolt 83 isextended through the hole 86 in the inner wall of the lock housingstructure 81 and the lock cylinder 82 has the outer polygonal end 87 forreceiving a wrench or other tool for turning the bolt for cooperationwith the nut 84.

Within the lock cylinder is a'lock barrel 88 turnable by a suitable keyinserted throughthe keyhole 89 and the lock barrel hasthe eccentric pin90 extending from its inner end for engagement in the transverse slot 91of a lockin detent 92 shift able in the transverse passageway 98 at theinner end of the lock cylinder, a spring 9 1 tendingto "force the detentbolt outwardl into a notch 95 provided in the lock housing structure 81.As shown, theremay be one or more notches 95 and when the detent boltengages in one of the notches, the bolt structure will be prevented fromturning. lVhen it is desired to lockthe band sections around the wheelrim and tire the lock barrel is first turned by the key to withdraw thedetent bolt from the notches 95 and the threaded end of the bolt is thenap- "plied to the nut 84; and by means of a Wrench applied to the-end 87the bolt structure is turned into threaded engagement with the nut. Thekey is then turned to shift the detent bolt 92 into one of the notches95 and it will then be impossible to turn the, bolt structure.

In the arrangement ofl igures v11 to 15, the intermediate part of thelocking band member 96. has the outward deflection 98 ptgmnig arectangle ar I Ch'h'nber' 97 and" tl le -!i\l1.e- '1 k liousingsuppo aloclr b e l i it ltsinner end is.

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ment with the transverse notch or recess 104 in the adjacent end of thehousing 100. H The chamber 97 is closed at its outer side by aplate 105secured to the member 96 and his plate has guide walls 106 and 107extending into the chamber 97 for guiding a detent bar 108 having thedetent tongue 109 for cooperating with the detent slot 103 in the lockbar 101. Springs 110 urge the bar 108 toward the bar 101 and themovement of the bar 108 is limited by the overhanging ends 111 of theguide walls 106 and 107. To lock the wheel tire and rim the outer bandmember 99 is swung toward'the stationary band member 96, and the end ofthe lock housing is projected through the opening 98 into the chamber97, the semi-spherical end of the lock bar .101 then engaging with thebeveled surface of the detent tongue 109 on the lock bar 108 and the bar108 will "95 be depressed until the tongue 109 comes in registrationwith the detent notch 103 in the bar 101 and the detent tongue will thenenter the notch and lock the bar 101 and the housing 100 againstretraction. The plate "90 may have an opening'llQ through which the endof the bar 101 may project. To unlock the band structure, the key isinserted in the key hole andthe lock barrel and bar 101 are turned tobring the cylindrical part '95 of thebar 101 into engagement with. thede tent tongue 109 and the bar 108 will then be depressed so that thebar in the lock housing may be withdrawn from the detent structure onthe member 96. My improved locking arrangement is particularlyapplicable to the more moderntype of wirewheelor spoked wheel in whichthe mounting flange and bolts are concealed within the wheel hubstructure, the locking band structure being suspended at one end fromthe wheel carrier to be intimately looped around the wheel rim and tirewith readily accessible"lockingmeans for securing the free'end of theband structure to the body part thereof intermediate the wheel hub andrim. 7

I do not desire to be limited to the exact construction and arrangementshown and described as changes and modifications may be fmade withoutdeparting 'lfgremqthe scape You of the invention as defined inithe ap -liclaiinifasjfollows: 1.; Supporting and ldcki n I ure: t

a "spare wheel comprising 1 'combinat' "n e rearrierestructu'rei forrec'eiving-" and sup ingrithe hub i of 5 wh e'el, Y a:- 1 locking bandlo'oped I to I receive the rim 5 and P i the er F a wheel mounted 1 .onsaid u carrier stru-ctu r'e,

one-leg of" said banchbeingz sec'ured t'o tli e carrier; structure;andth'esother leg 'of aid bandi terminating: :helowi the: carriertrueaturjc and ith'eihub off: a wheel thereo1 '1,'lmean% 35 and adapteto be shifted longitudinally in said opening,'a key controlled lockbarrel in said cylinder, means forming an annular v annular jdetent walland an opening surrounded thereby, said other leg having an openingthrough its end, a lockbar slidable in said opening of said otherleg andhav- {ing an abutment at its outer end, the inner end of said bar beingadapted to beextended through said opening surrounded by said annularwall, a lock barrel in said bar and rotatable by a key, and detent meanscontrolled by the rotation of said barrel to interlock said annular walland the inner end 01": saidbar.

2. In a spare wheel carrier and lock, the combination of a carrierstructure for receiving and supporting the hub of a wheel, a lock bandsecured at one endto the carrier structure and forming a loop at its:lower end for; receiving the rim and tire of a supported Wheel, a lockmember on the secured end of the band at a point between the hub and rimof a supported wheel, and a com- I panion lock member slidabletransversely in an opening through the free end of said band, said lockmembers adapted for key control interlock to close the band loop aroundthe rim and tire. i

3. In a spare wheel carrier and lock, the

combination of a carrier structure for receiving and supporting the hubof a wheel, a lock band secured at one end to the carrier structure andforming ailoop at its other end for receiving the rim and tire of a supported wheel, the free end of said band having an openingtherethrough, alock cyl inder havin an abutment at its outer end abutment on thesecured end of said loop a point between the hub and rim of a securedwheel, said abutment being adapted to receive the inneriendof said lookcylinder, and means controlled by the rotation of said lock barrel forinterlocking said abutment and said cylinder.

l. In a spare wheel carrier and lock, the

combination of a carrier structure for receiving and supporting the hubof a wheel,

a lock bandsecured at one end to the carrier structure and forming aloop at] its ing movement ofsaid lock cylinder in said opening, and anannular abutment onthe secured end of sand lock band for receivingengaged by said lock bolt when retracted for locking the free end ofsaid band to the secured end thereof.

5. In a spare wheel carrier and lock, the

combination of a carrier structure for re the inner end of said lockcylinder and to be ceiving and supporting the hub of a wheel, a

a lock band secured at one end to the carrier structure and forming aloop at its other end for receiving the rim and tire of a supportedwheel, the free end of said band having an opening therethrough, alocking bar having an abutment head at its outer end and shiftablethrough said opening, an abutment on the secured end of said band at apoint between the hub and rim of a supported wheel, and key controlledlooking means within said bar for interlocking the inner end of said barwith said abutment, said bar when unlocked from said abutment beingshiftable outwardly to clear the loop for application of a wheel rimandtire therein.

In testimony whereof Ithave hereunto subscribed my name at NorthChicago, Lake County, Illinois.

FREDERICK A. SMITH.

